- Zoltán Glass
Zoltån Glass (26 April 1903 - 24 February 1982) was an Anglo-Hungarian photographer. Born in
Budapest, Hungary , in 1925 he started working as acartoonist and retoucher. In 1931 Zoltån moved toBerlin where he established himself as a photographer. A keen motorsport enthusiast, Glass covered most of the big races at theNurburgring and theAvus circuits. His photos of theMercedes-Benz team received widespread public acclaim. However in 1936 he was dismissed from the newspaper "Berliner Tagblatt". In 1938 he fledGermany bringing his negatives toLondon .During his London period Zoltån Glass had a second career as a fashion and naturist photographer.
Pamela Green was one of his regular models. Some of his work appeared in "Lilliput ", the "Daily Mirror " and "Life " magazine. He also worked as a stills photographer forZoltan Korda , Film Director, brother ofAlexander Korda . He died in 1982 atRoquebrune-Cap-Martin inFrance .His brother
Stefan Glass also practiced photography professionally in London.References
* [http://zoltanglass.com/zoltan.html Zoltan Glass official biography]
External links
* [http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?txtkeys1=Glass,+Zoltan Racing and fashion photographs] from Science and Society Picture Library
* [http://www.pamela-green.com Official Site of Pamela Green]
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